The word bidadari means "angel" in Malay, which was in turn derived as a loanword from the Sanskrit word vidhya dhari. The bidadari are depicted as angels that preside over the union of flowers. See more

19th century: Estates and palace
During the early 19th century, a 45-acre of estate land in Singapore was first acquired by the British civil engineer Henry Minchin Simons in 1855, and there he had the house built between 1855 and 1861 and would later … See more

Transportation
The main MRT station serving Bidadari estate is Woodleigh MRT station of the North East line, … See more